"BREAKING NEWS: Hotel Mandarin Oriental in central London is on fire. At least 12 stories are reportedly on fire. Casualties unclear."
Source: twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1004386783054979073
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The director is Simon Keswick. He is also connected to Matheson & Co. (owned by Jardine Matheson Holdings), Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust, Hanson plc, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.
"He was previously Chairman of the Kwik Save Group plc. A Cheltenham Town supporter, he was a director on the club's board until resigning in January 2009."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Keswick
Other irregularities involving the hotel chain:
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Apparent "suicide" of Leslie Chung (singer / actor / film producer), jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental in Central, Hong Kong.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Oriental_Hotel_Group
"Cheung was a supporter of several charities concerning children's welfare.|"
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"Cheung donated HK$1 million (US$128,000) in 1996 and launched five sets of RED cards to help raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation."
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"He was also a patron of the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF), founded by veteran actress Josephine Siao."
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"In 1999 and 2000, he appeared in TVB charity shows to help raise funds for ECSAF, in which he was appointed a goodwill ambassador in 2002."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cheung#Charity_work
Josephine Siao is a Hong Kong film star and a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
"… she has become a writer and a psychologist, known for her work against child abuse."
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"Siao has been retired from show business since 1997 in favour of her work in child psychology. In particular, she is a noted campaigner against child abuse, and founded the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, which she now chairs, in 1999. "
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Siao
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In 2009 a branch of the hotel in Bejing was set on fire prior to its completion.
"On 9 February 2009, the Beijing Television Cultural Center, which was to incorporate a Mandarin Oriental hotel, caught fire due to unauthorized fireworks celebrating the Chinese New Year. The structure was severely damaged but did not collapse and is now under repair. One fireman died from the incident."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Oriental_Hotel_Group
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Credit card breach in 2015:
"In March 2015, a number of Mandarin Oriental hotels were affected by a point-of-sale systems security breach."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Oriental_Hotel_Group